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Asylum Registration and Refugee Status Procedure

UgandaHumanitarian protection

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

Asylum procedure leading to refugee status determination: after the interview, the Refugee Eligibility Committee (REC) determines the asylum application and decides whether the request for refugee status is approved or rejected.

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Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

The Kampala procedure is addressed to persons who arrive in Kampala and wish to seek asylum in Uganda. The official source does not state which persons qualify as refugees.

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  • The page does not define which persons qualify as refugees (substantive refugee criteria or covered nationalities/groups).
  • https://help.unhcr.org/uganda/asylum/kampala/
    If you arrive in Kampala and wish to seek asylum in Uganda, you must go to the Refugee Desk office, Plot 302 Sentema Road (click here to open the map), Mengo Kampala, and inform the Refugee Eligibility Committee.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

In Kampala, asylum is requested in person (in-country) by going to the Refugee Desk office; once the request is registered, the REC issues a card with a reference number, and the applicant then reports to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to secure a registration appointment.

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What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

Once the request is registered, the REC issues a card with a reference number and the applicant reports to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to secure a registration appointment. If the REC accepts the application, refugee status is granted; if it rejects the application, the applicant has a right of appeal within 30 days. The official source does not state family handling, support or rights during the procedure.

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Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

In Kampala, the Refugee Eligibility Committee (REC) receives and processes refugee status applications with UNHCR support. All services delivered by UNHCR and partners, including registration, are free; complaints or feedback can be given to UNHCR via the toll-free FRRM Helpline 0800 32 32 32.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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